Kossuth
[kos-ooth; Hungarian kaw-shoo t]
- Fer·enc [fer-ents] /ˈfɛr ɛnts/, 1841–1914, Hungarian statesman.
- his fatherLa·jos [lo-yawsh] /ˈlɒ yɔʃ/, 1802–94, Hungarian patriot, statesman, and writer.
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Examples from the Web for kossuth
Contemporary Examples
A student at Kossuth Elementary reported to the teacher that another student was carrying a gun.
Historical Examples
Stahel was a Hungarian, and it was said had been on the staff of Kossuth in the Hungarian army.
Personal Recollections of a CavalrymanJ. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
The Hungarians, with Kossuth in the lead, were received in triumph in Vienna.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
As for the grass, every spring it is like Kossuth's rising of what he calls the peoples.
I and My ChimneyHerman Melville
Kossuth, son of the great Kossuth, has been active in politics.
Face to Face with KaiserismJames W. Gerard
Of all the movements that followed, Kossuth was the soul and chief.
Kossuth
- Lajos (ˈlɔjoʃ). 1802–94, Hungarian statesman. He led the revolution against Austria (1848) and was provisional governor (1849), but he fled when the revolt was suppressed (1849)
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